Job Description 👨‍💻

Exotrail is looking for a Mechanical Architect to join its In-Orbit Services team and develop our fleet of spacevan™ in LEO and in GEO. Our satellites, operated by Exotrail, perform logistic services for our clients like transportation after launch to a specific orbital position, mobility of existing satellites, or operation of hosted payloads.

The main role of this architect will be to participate in and manage the development, procurement and validation of all structural elements of the satellite and be a key contributor to the procurement of all the sub-systems of the spacecraft with a focus on mechanical interfaces and qualifications.

Your operational manager will be the program manager, and your hierarchical manager will be the Mechanical and Thermal Team Leader of the In-orbit Services team.

At Exotrail, we are looking for talents willing to embrace a large scope of activities. This position requires candidates interested in developing their skills from deep technical tasks to project overview and management.

Your main tasks will be:

📌 Design the structural architecture of a spacevan™ platform and the associated missions

📌 Design, justify, procure, and validate all structural element implemented in this structural architecture

📌 Operationally manage a team of mechanical engineers working on the program

📌 Deliver mechanical development strategy, and the planning and costs of the associated actions, to the program manager

📌 Coordinate with the other technical teams of the program (Systems, Thermal, AOCS, Avionics, and AIT)

📌 Provide technical support to the procurement process, from specification phase to integration and test on the spacevan™

📌 Contribute to the assembly and qualification test of each stage of the spacecraft

Preferred Experience 💁‍♀️

Exotrail is looking for an engineer with hands-on experience on the design of spacecrafts, from early stages of design to assembly and tests. The candidate must be interest in technical work, on high-level requirements but also on design, simulation, assembly and test.

The candidate must have at least 7 years of experience, with at least 4 years working on mechanical architecture on space systems.

The candidate must be fluent in English as it is used daily in Exotrail form both written and oral exchanges.

In addition, and as importantly, the candidate must have the following mindset:

• Autonomy and adaptability

• Accountability with pragmatism

• Team spirit and assertiveness

• Willingness to join a dynamic, vibrant, and demanding environment

Location 🗺

This position is open in our office in Toulouse (city center) or our office in Massy (15km South of Paris).

Monthly travel between the two offices will be required.

About our recruitment process 🤝

We are committed to recruiting the right people for the right job regardless of your private background.

We meet at least three times in order to give you a better idea of what it's like to work at Exotrail:

1. Technical interview with your future manager: You will learn more about the position and the required qualifications

2. On-site interview with HR and VP: You will discover your work environment and learn more about our culture

3. Interview with a founder: You can make sure that you share the same vision and values of the company